On August 23, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court expedited Applewhite v Pennsylvania, 71 MAP 2012. This is the case over whether the new government photo-ID law violates the Pennsylvania Constitution. All briefs will be in by September 7. … Continue reading
According to this story, a lower state court judge in South Carolina has ordered the Republican Party to hold a supplemental primary in one legislative district, and a second such lawsuit is pending. The story mentions the federal law that … Continue reading
On August 18, the ballot-qualified Constitution Party of Oregon nominated Will Christensen for President. See here. Christensen will apparently not be on the ballot in any other state. He had formed the Independent American Party some time ago but it … Continue reading
The Republican National Convention will convene on August 27, but then will immediately recess until Tuesday, August 28. The presidential nomination will be on Tuesday. See this story. The reason for the delay is the possibility that tropical storm Isaac … Continue reading
The independent presidential petitions for Jill Stein and Rocky Anderson both succeeded. They will both be listed as “independent”. They will join the presidential nominees of the four ballot-qualified parties: Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, and Constitution. Idaho requires 1,000 valid signatures … Continue reading
